Reversible-face couch-hammock.



I. E. PALMER.

REVERSIBLE FACE COUCH HAMMOGK.

APPLICATION FILED rmmo, 1911.

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I. E. PALMER. REVERSIBLE PAGE COUCH HAMMOGK.

APPLICATION FILED nmao, 1911.

Patented June 25,1912.

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ISAAC E. PALMER, OF MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE I. E. PALMER I CO., 0F MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATIONOF CONNECTICUT.

REVERSIBLE-FACE COUCH-I-IAlVIlVIOCK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 25, 1912.

Application filed. February 20, 1911. Serial No. 609,617.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IsAAo E. PALMER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Middletown, in the county of Middlesex and State of Connecticut, have invented an Improvement in Reversible-Face Couch- Hammocks, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like letters on the drawings representing like parts.

This invention relates to couch hammocks and particularly to couch hammocks the suspension ends and upstanding side whereof have reversible faces.

In order that the principle of the inven tion may be readily understood I have disclosed a single embodiment thereof in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan view with parts broken away of a couch hammock embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof; Fig. 3 is an outside end elevation of the couch hammock shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a transverse, vertical section of the couch hammock showing the inside face of one of the suspension ends; Fig. 5 is a transverse section through one of the end frame members and showing the preferred manner of attaching a suspension end thereto; Fig. 6 is one form of clip for attaching a suspension end to the frame. Fig. 7 is a transverse sec tion through one of the side members of the frame and showing the preferred manner of attaching the upstanding side thereto; Fig. 8 is an underneath plan, partly in section, of the construction shown in Fig. 7 Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 7 of a modified construction of upstanding side; Fig. 10 is a detail showing one of the holders for the upstanding sides; and Fig. 11 is a view similar to Fig. 9 showing a hinged form of upstanding side.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the couch hammock embodying my invention is provided with a suitable frame here shown as composed of side members 1 and end members 2 suitably connected thereto as by screws 3. Preferably the end members 2 are divided intermediate their ends and there provided with hinges 1 permitting the frame to be folded into compact form for shipment or storage. The frame may be provided with any suitable seating, whether of metal, cloth or strands. I have herein represented a seating formed of one or more cords 5 suitably connected to the members of the frame. Overlying the seating is amattressG-of suitable dimensions.

1 contemplate the provision of suitable means for so connecting either the suspension ends or the upstanding sides or both to the frame that either face of each part may be used as-the outer face thereof. In other words, both faces of the suspension ends and sides are acceptable outer faces and prefer-- ably these faces differ in color, texture, design or the like. Inasmuch as said ends or sides may be reversed as described, I am enabled, if the inner faces be worn where they contact with the frame at their lower portions, to reverse them and present a fresh, un-worn face to the frame. Or, on the contrary, if the outer faces become unduly soiled the parts maybe reversed so as to bring said soiled face to the inside of the hammock where it is less conspicuous. Furthermore, for sanitary reasons, it is desirable to reverse the suspension ends and sides from timeto time.

The suspension ends 7, 7, may be of any suitable material but are, preferably, of cloth. They are provided with suitable stringing means 8 and, if desired, with eyelets 9 for the application of a wind shieldto either side of the hammock. Preferably, the inner and outer faces contrast witheach other. In the present form of the invention, I have represented said ends as having vertical plaits 10 upon their inner faces, the outer faces thereof being plain. It is evident that said ends maybe formed in two thicknesses of material placed face to face, one of the faces being plaited as represented. The said ends may be detachably connected in any suitable manner to the frame. Preferably, however, I provide the lower edge of each suspension end with a hem 11, wherein is a transverse strip 12. In order to connect said trips to the frame members 2, I preferably provide clips 13 which are detachable both from said strips 12 and from the end frame members 2. While the clips may be of any suitable form, they are herein represented as of a double loop shape, as indicated at 15. If desired, each clip may be made of a single piece instead of two pieces as indicated in Fig. 6. In applying the clips to the strip 12 they are slid thereonto from either end and are then hooked on to the end members 2 as indicated in Fig. 5. When it is desired to detach the suspension ends from the frame for reversal or other reasons, the clips 13 are removed from the end members 2 and are slid off from the strips 12. I

The upstanding sides 16 may be of any suitable character. In that form ofthe invention shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 5, they are preferably of cloth and are plaited as represented at 17 so as to provide vertical strengthening ridges and also to enhance their appearance. If desired, the said sides may have a hem at their upper edges and therein may be inserted a longitudinal reinforcing strip. Said sides are detachably connected in any suitable manner to the frame but, preferably, by means of holders or staples 18 shown most clearly in Fig. 7

as pivotally positioned at suitable intervals in the hems 19 in the lower edges of said upstanding sides. The said staples are preferably of general U-shape as represented in Fig. 10 and are readily removably positioned in sockets 20 formed in the side members 1 of the frame and inclined as represented to prevent said holders from being accidentally pulled out by pressure upon the upstanding sides. It will be evident that the said upstanding sides may readily be reversed by swinging the holders or staples 18 in the hems so that they project from the opposite faces of said sides. The said upstanding sides are preferably structurally distinct from the suspension ends 7 7 and are here shown as connected thereto by lacing 21 passing through suitable gromet eyes 22 in the sides and ends. Therefore, either the sides or the ends may be removed as described.

It is evident that within the scope of my invention the sides and ends may be so connected to the frame adjacent its edges that the frame itself may be inverted and the said sides and ends be turned, as it were, inside out, thus accomplishing the result of face reversal of said parts.

Preferably the upstanding sides are made of some suitable textile material such as cloth, leather or the like but, if desired, they may be of some thin flexible material of a non-fibrous nature such, for example, as thin sheet metal or even of a wood veneer or composition. In Fig. 9 I have shown an upstanding side 23 of thin sheet metal extending to the under face of the side member 2 of the frame and there connected in any suitable manner and, preferably, as described in connection with the cloth side shown in Fig. 7 If desired, however, the said met-a1 or other upstanding side may be directly hinged to the side members of the frame so as to be turned in either direction, thus permitting either face of the frame to i be used as the upper or mattress receiving face, Such construction I have represented in Fig. 11 wherein one of the sides is shown as hingedly connected by staples 2 1 to the outer edge of the side member 2 of the frame.

If desired, I may provide the side members 2 of the frame with suitable clips such as disclosed in my copending application for couch hammocks, Serial No. 609,500, filed February 18, 1911. The said clips are so positioned at the upper faces of the side members of the'frame as to alternate with the staples or holders 18 and engage the upstanding sides 16 in suitable manner to sustain them in upright position. If desired, pockets may be provided between the inner and outer faces of said sides so that said 1 clips may extend thereinto whichever face of said sides be used as the outside face.

It will be evident from the foregoing description that a couch hammock embodying my invention may be readily changed in appearance by reversing the sides and ends and that if any one of said parts has become unduly worn or soiled it may bereadily shifted, as described. If the sides and ends have faces contrasting in color, design or texture it is evident that the entire appearance of the hammock may be quickly and effectively altered.

Having thus described one illustrative embodiment of my invention, I desire it to be understood that although specific terms are employed they are used in a generic and descriptive sense and not for purposes of limitation, the scope of the invention being set forth in the following claims.

Claims:

1. As an article of manufacture, a flexible couch hammock suspension end terminating at its upper edge in suspension means and terminating at its lower edge in frame-supporting hook devices, said hook devices being detachably engageable with the frame,

with either face of the suspension end outermost.

2. A couch hammock comprising, in combination, a frame having side and end members, a seating therefor, transverse suspension ends distinct from said seating and disconnected from each other and discontinuous between the end members of the frame, and brackets connecting the lower portions of said ends to the end members of the frame, said brackets being readily detachable both from the frame and from said suspension ends. z

8. A couch hammock comprising, in com,- bination, a frame having side and end members, suspension ends having strips at their lower edges, said suspension ends being. disconnected from each other and discontinuous between the end members of the frame and clips slidable onto and along said strips and detachably engaging said end frame members.

4. A couch hammock comprising, in combination, a frame having side and end members, suspension ends having strips at their lower edges and brackets detachable to connect said strips and end members, said brackets each being of a general loop form 0 100p about both said strips and end memers.

5. A couch hammock comprising in combination a frame composed of side and end members, suspension ends structurally distinct from each other and discontinuous be tween the end members of the frame, a spreader'at the lower end of each suspension end, and hooks upon and movable longitudi- 15 nally along said spreader-s and detachably connecting them to the frame.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ISAAC E. PALMER.

Witnesses:

FRED. E. FOWLER, GEO. C. I-IAINs.

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